| book details |

An Early Doument of Indian Art: The Citralaksana of Nagnajit

By (author) B.N. Goswamy, By (author) A.L. Dahmen-Dallapiccola

This book is currently unavailable. Enquire to check if we can source a used copy

| enquire |

| book description |

Among the earliest works on the canons of Indian art, the Citralak]sa]na of Nagnajit is presented?here?for?the?first?time?in?an?English?translation. Written in Sanskrit probably in the Gupta period, lost to Sanskritists for nearly a thousand years, known to Tibetans from the medieval times, and translated into German in the early years of the last century, here is a work of great antiquity and significance. The work is to be carefully distinguished from the Citralak]sa]na chapter in the sixteenth century text of Sri Kumaraâ€™s Silparatna from which it is separated by close to a millennium. It is a text of considerable importance not only for the understanding of the early art of India but also for that of other countries in Asia including Tibet, Mongolia and even China. In addition to dealing with Chitravidya and its origins, it affords a fascinating glimpse into the minds of the theoreticians and artists of the past, with its elaborate details of iconometry, and its emphasis on the all-subduing figure?of?the?Cakravartin,?the?wheel-turning?Master. The work as now published contains the English rendering of CitraÂlak]sa]na based on Berthold Lauferâ€™s German translation, the complete Tibetan text (upon which the German translation was based) and also, in their entirety, Berthold Lauferâ€™s learned introduction and annotations as translated from German. Berthold Laufer (1874-1934) was a celebrated German?anthropologist?and?orientalist.

| product details |

| other options |

| back |

| your trolley |

To view the items in your trolley please sign in.

| sign in |

| specials |

The Coming Wave: AI, Power and Our Future

Mustafa Suleyman
Paperback / softback
352 pages
was: R 295,95
now: R 265,95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

| more |

| add to trolley |

Survive the AI Apocalypse: A guide for solutionists

Bronwen Williams
Paperback / softback
232 pages
was: R 340,95
now: R 306,95
Forthcoming

Let's stare the future down and, instead of fearing AI, become solutionists.

| more |

| add to trolley |

The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes

William Kelleher Storey
Paperback / softback
528 pages
was: R 425,95
now: R 382,95
Usually dispatched in 6-12 days

This first comprehensive biography of Cecil Rhodes in a generation illuminates Rhodesâ€™s vision for the expansion of imperialism in southern Africa, connecting politics and industry to internal development, and examines how this fueled a lasting, white-dominated colonial society.

| more |

| add to trolley |

The Memory Collectors: A Novel

Dete Meserve
Paperback / softback
320 pages

Enquiries only

| more |

| enquire |